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by Brian Brannagan
Fortune is a small town on the south central coast of Newfoundland. It is the home base for the ferry operation which services St. Pierre and Miquelon.
St Pierre and Miquelon is the name of the small group of islands sitting 20 km (12 miles) off the coast from Fortune. There are about 8 islands in the group (a sandbar connecting two of the islands comes and goes over time, hence the “about” part of the count) with a total land area of less than 100 square miles.
St. Pierre is not the largest island in the group - roughly 10% of the land areabut it is home to 90% of the population, about 5,400 people. And St. Pierre is where the ferry from Fortune docks. When you step off the ferry onto terra firma St. Pierre you are - in France. You need to show your passport to the customs folks. People in St. Pierre speak French and spend euros.
France, a quick 45 minute ferry ride off the southern coast of NewfoundlandWow.
Getting to St. Pierre from Fortune is a short ferry ride but getting to Fortune from St. John's is a 5 hour drive. The drive is worth it if you then take the ferry to St. Pierre - you can brag that you took a road trip to France.
Or you can opt for the 90 minute plane ride from St. John's to St. Pierre - saves a lot of driving but then you have to forego the 'road trip to France' bragging rights. The plane ride is what you get when you make a ferry reservation 6 weeks in advance only to find out 3 days before sailing that the ferry has been taken out of service for maintenance.
Most of the St. Pierre locals speak enough English to communicate effectively (whereas, with what I remember from high school French class, I speak enough French to be looked at quizzically). And though the language was a bit of a hurdle, I found, being from Vancouver Island, a certain amount of kinship when the conversation was about the, umm, ferry service to and from the mainland - we spoke different words but were aligned in sentiment.
The ability of the French locals to speak English is due in part to St. Pierre's attractiveness to tourists. It is a beautiful place to visit - scenic and quaint and also, as a foreign non-English speaking country, engagingly exotic.
The dual French-English language ability of the locals is also due to St. Pierre's geographical proximity to Fortune (20 km) and to St. John's (300 km) which are much easier to get to compared to Paris (4,300 km). The locals travel back and forth between St. Pierre and Newfoundland for a variety of reasons - some of the
kids from St. Pierre go to school in St. John's; local hockey teams from
often play in Newfoundland leagues; and to access the health services in St. John's.
The French refer to St. Pierre and Miquelon as a "territorial collectivity". For the first 300 years after its discovery by Europeans, the ownership of the islands ping-ponged back and forth between the UK and France but for the last 200 years ownership has been firmly in the possession of France.
During World War II the French possession of the islands was a bit of a tricky situation - because Nazi Germany controlled France and therefore controlled the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon as well. There was concern that the islands could possibly be used as a staging area for the invasion of Newfoundland, still part of the UK at that time, and from there, the rest of North America.
What to do about that concern was the subject of numerous meetings between the UK and Canada as well as the US - the superpower right on the doorstep. There was much discussion and much shuffling of feet followed by much more discussion and more foot shuffling. This indecisiveness went on for a period of many months. So the Free French Navy - under Charles de Gaulle who was in exile in the UK - sent a warship to St. Pierre and "captured" the islands. According to one account, this operation took a scant 20 minutes with nary a foot being shuffled.
St. Pierre also has the dubious, and definitely macabre, honour of being the only place in North America where a guillotine was used to carry out a government execution. The guillotine was brought in from France but, as the story goes, they couldn't get anybody to operate it until finally a recent immigrant was 'coaxed' into the task. ("Just pull this lever here, sir, and your citizenship papers will come out the other side.") The guillotine is now in a museum in St. Pierre.
Another cool thing about St. Pierre is that it is on a different, some might say less quirky, time zone than Newfoundland. Usually time zones operate on an hourly difference - in Newfoundland it was decided to operate on a half-hour basis. When it is noon in Halifax it is only 12:30 pm in St. John's, not 1:00 pm as expected. And when it is noon in Halifax and 12:30 in St. John's it is one o'clock in St. Pierre which is geographically in between the two. Go figure.
I wish I had spent more time dusting off my French language skills before visiting St. Pierre and Miquelon, if nothing else to be a more respectful guest of the islands hospitality, which was friendly and gracious, and being France, was whiffed with elegance. Further to my own self-interest, however, I did remember the word 'patisserie' - that's the place where you can buy chocolate eclairs.
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he Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame held its 2024 induction ceremony in Swift Current, SK on July 12, 2024.
Jack Norris was one of the more local inductees in the player category, coming originally from Donovan and currently living in Delisle.
"In the Original Six era of the NHL, Jack defied the odds to become one of six starting goaltenders in the entire league," his introduction stated. Jack started his professional NHL hockey career in 1964 playing for the Boston Bruins. He also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings before switching over to the WHA where he played for the Edmonton Oilers and the Seattle Totems and then moving on to Phoenix to play for the Roadrunners where he closed out his career in 1976. In his last game with the Roadrunners, Jack was playing alongside the likes of Gordie Howe and got the game star. That was the game to retire on, Jack figured, and he did - retiring on a high note.
Jack has many stories about his life playing hockey, right from his early days as a kid "taping Eatons catalogs to his legs for protection" on through to being drafted into the NHL and playing alongside hockey superstar Bobby Hull.
One of Jack's favorite stories is from early in his career when he and Bobby were both playing for the Chicago Black Hawks. At a dinner for the team and their families, Jack was asked for his autograph by Bobby Hull's young son, Brett Hullthe same Brett Hull who went on to be ranked as one of the greatest hockey players in history. Some years later, Jack went to see Brett Hull speak at a conference at the University of Saskatchewan and, of course, asked Brett for his autograph. And so goes the circle of life.
Jack says he always thought he was very lucky to have played hockey in the NHL and WHA and according to Jack, "the harder you work, the luckier you get." It would appear that Jack worked very hard.
Jack said he felt very much honoured by the award and by the prestigious company it included him in - Saskatchewan boys all. He was especially pleased to be accompanied by his wife, Deanna, as well as all of his three children and eight grandchildren - all there to share Jack's crowning moment of fame.
CAlso inducted into the Player Category of the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame were former NHL player greats:
* Travis Moen (Stewart Valley, SK) - Stanley Cup winner 2007 with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim;
* Cory Sarich (Bladworth, SK) - Stanley Cup winner 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lightning;
* Patrick Marleau (Aneroid, SK) - four gold medals with Team Canada, including the Vancouver (2010) Winter Olympics, and in the Guiness Book of Records for Most Games Played (1,779 regular season).
Inducted into the NHL Officials Category was Brad Meier (Saskatoon, SK) who refereed more than 1,500 NHL games, including almost 100 play-off games, as well as officiating at the Nagano (1998) Winter Olympics.
The Team Category (Senior) inductees were the Kyle Elks for their 3 provincial Senior D championships (2016, 2018, 2019).
The Team Category inductees were the Team Saskatchewan for their Canada Games championship in 1995.
And Tim Tisdale was inducted in the Grassroots Category for his more than 50 years as a "hero, leader and mentor" at shaping the sport of hockey at various levels in and around Swift Current.
The induction ceremony was held at the InnovationPlex Arena in Swift Current and attended by more than 500 people, including the Mayor of Swift Current, Al Bridal, who welcomed the gathering.
The InnovationPlex Arena is home to the Saskatchewan Hall of Fame museum which houses displays of all the inductees, recognizing their accomplishments and dedication to the game, as well as a wide collection of hockey memorabilia.
Note: contrary to spurious rumour, the banquet preceding the awards was not disrupted by an "icing" penalty called against the dessert cupcakes
Brian Brannagan
ongratulations to all the certified EcoSchools in Saskatchewan, who led the way in environmental learning and action across the province in the 2023-24 school year. These schools joined a national and international movement of schools that now spans 1,790 schools in Canada and thousands more across 73 countries worldwide.
Since 2005, EcoSchools Canada has partnered with over 5,000 schools to cultivate student leaders, foster environmental education, and support climate action. Schools earn certification by creating an EcoTeam (environmental club) and taking action to reduce energy and waste, plant trees and gardens, and run sustainable transportation initiatives. EcoSchools Canada’s national program recently arrived in Saskatchewan and, alongside established partners Saskoutdoors and Environment and Climate Change Canada, they reached over 4,000 students and 6 schools became certified this year. These collaborations aim to enhance environmental education, community engagement, and sustainable practices throughout Saskatchewan.
Certified Schools in Saskatchewan 2023-24:
Chief Little Pine School, Paynton Bulyea Elementary School, Bulyea Lawson Heights, Saskatoon Ecole College Park, Saskatoon Buena Vista School, Saskatoon Englefeld School, Englefeld
One standout success this year is Buena Vista School, where students engaged in comprehensive tree-planting activities. They assessed and pruned schoolyard trees while learning about tree care through observation and artistic expression. Students explored the benefits of trees, such as providing shade and habitat, and learned about urban tree planting processes. Additionally, they visited a pollinator garden to study mulch's role in water conservation and invasive species prevention and planted edible plants while connecting to Indigenous sustainable resource use practices.
Join the EcoSchools Movement
EcoSchools Canada invites all K-12 schools in Saskatchewan to participate in the program next year. By joining, schools can contribute to a nationwide effort to promote environmental education, student leadership, and climate action. For more information on how to get involved, visit ecoschools.ca.
Quick Facts
For the 2023-24 school year, Saskatchewan EcoSchools achieved 508 waste-free lunches. 4,487 Saskatchewan students were reached by the EcoSchools program in the 2023-24 school year. EcoSchools Canada is an award-winning environmental education and certification program that empowers schools across the country to nurture environmental leaders, reduce their ecological footprint, and build environmentally responsible communities. All publicly funded schools can access the EcoSchools program free of charge.
“The enthusiasm and engagement shown by the students during outdoor learning activities has been remarkable. From tree and spinach planting, and year-long recycling efforts to community cleanups, their dedication to sustainability and community involvement has been inspiring. In about twenty years we will see the fruit of their labour as they planted spruce trees to create an additional windbreak to our mini cultural outdoor learn ing space”.
Pearleen Kanewopasikot, M.Ed, Teacher at Chief Little Pine School
“It has been an exceptional experience to share the EcoSchools Canada platform and programming with schools in Saskatchewan this year! This is our very first year celebrating certifications! SaskOutdoors strives to provide professional learning opportunities and meaningful contact with nature. This partnership with Ecoschools is a great fit! Watching schools engage in environmental action and outdoor learning, collaborate between classrooms and make a noticeable impact in their communities is truly inspiring”.
Chantelle Edwards - Climate Education Program Officer, SaskOutdoors
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Asquith Town Council held its regular council meeting on June 12, 2024. Attending was Mayor Gail Erhart, and Councillors Jackie Stobbe, Darcy Stack, Pete Heck, Cecilia Mryglod, and Wade Monks-Janzen. Councillor Jodi Nehring attended by calling in on her personal cell phone. Also attending was C.A.O. Kathy Picketts and Office Assistant Kaila Montgomerie.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Erhart at 6:55 p.m. A resolution was made to accept the council minutes from the May 8, 2024, regular council meeting.
Council made a motion to accept the May 2024 financials and May 2024 bank reconciliations as presented to them at the meeting.
Accounts Paid in the amount of $33,964.16 and Accounts Payable of $79,835.40 was accepted as presented.
The 2023 Audited Financials were presented to Council.
Attendance was down this year (likely due to weather) for the Asquith Fire Department Annual Pig Roast, Show and Shine and Dance on June 8, 2024.
Details regarding the festivities for Canada Day will be announced on posters, on Facebook and on the Town website. The 600 block of Main Street will be closed to traffic in front of the Asquith Hotel on Canada Day from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
A reminder goes out to all individuals that the Town of Asquith has a Burning Bylaw which dictates that one can have a fire in town for recreational use only. Only clean wood/firewood can be burned in your fire pits - no painted/treated wood, refuse, leaves, etc. should be burned. Be kind to your neighbor and to the environment and burn only clean wood materials. Also, no bonfires are allowed - please keep the size of your backyard fires moderate.
Town Council held a regular meeting on July 9th. The Town received a delegation from the Saskatchewan Fly Fishing Federation whom provided a presentation concerning a public trout pond.
The Town supported changing the name of Potash Trail to Grain Millers Drive.
The following user fees have been determined for the Harold Worth Park and the baseball diamonds south of the railway tracks:
$2500 (GST included) per year for Softball
$2500 (GST included) per year for Baseball
$1000 (GST included) per year for Soccer
$31.50 per practice and $42 per game (GST included) for outside groups who wish to use the fields
The Town declined the paving request for 501-503 3rd Street West and 105-107 5th Avenue but approved the asphalt paving of the sidewalk and street at 307 1st Street East at the estimated cost of $3500.
The Town approved the purchase of a John Deere field groomer at an estimated amount of $10,000 and also a 1987 GMC 3500 garbage truck in the amount of $12,250 (including GST).
A new animal control bylaw was passed which added a prohibition for any animals; whether leashed or not, to be in the ball diamonds and splash park in Harold Worth Park, or on the golf course.
ffective July 2, Mark Dubkowski retired from the position of Town Administrator for Delisle.
Mark had held this position for 34 years. Mark has had a total of 44 years of public service.
Mark is replaced by Damon Werrell, the new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Delisle. Before coming to Delisle, Damon was an Inspector with the RCMP, having served 23 years in 11 different postings throughout the NWT,
BC, and northern Manitoba and is now retired from the RCMP.
Damon looks forward to the change of duties and putting down roots in Delisle along with his wife and three sons.
Damon
on July 2,
This does NOT include the Town of Delisle, Village of Vanscoy or Pike Lake Provincial Park
RM OF CORMAN PARK - August 26, 9:00am
RM OF DUNDURN - August 20, 8:00am
RM OF EAGLE CREEK - August 13, 9:00am
RM OF HARRIS - August 14, 8:00am
RM OF MCCRANEY - August 8, 8:00am
RM OF MILDEN - August 14, 9:00am
RM OF MONTROSE - August 15, 8:00am
RM OF PERDUE - August 13, 9:00am
RM OF ROSEDALE - August 13, 8:00am
RM OF RUDY - August 14, 6:00pm
RM OF VANSCOY - August 8, 9:00am
TOWN OF ASQUITH - August 14, 7:00pm
TOWN OF BIGGAR - August 6 & 20, 7:15pm
TOWN OF DELISLE - August 13, 7:00pm
TOWN OF DUNDURN - August 13, 5:30pm
TOWN OF HANLEY - August 12, 7:00pm
TOWN OF LANGHAM - August 12, 6:30pm
TOWN OF OUTLOOK - August 14 & 28, 7:00pm
TOWN OF RADISSON - August 21, 7:00pm
TOWN OF ZEALANDIA - August 11, 4:00pm
VILLAGE OF BORDEN - August 13, 7:00pm
VILLAGE OF BRODERICK - August 14, 7:00pm
VILLAGE OF CONQUEST - August 13, 7:00pm
VILLAGE OF GLENSIDE - August 14, 7:30pm
VILLAGE OF HARRIS - August 14, 7:00pm
VILLAGE OF HAWARDEN - August 8, 7:00pm
VILLAGE OF KENASTON - August 13, 7:00pm
VILLAGE OF KINLEY - August 13, 6:30pm
VILLAGE OF LOREBURN - August 14, 7:00pm
VILLAGE OF MILDEN - August 21, 7:30pm
VILLAGE OF PERDUE - August 20, 7:30pm
VILLAGE OF STRONGFIELD - August 13, 7:30pm
VILLAGE OF TESSIER - August 12, 7:00pm
VILLAGE OF VANSCOY - August 13, 7:30pm
Regular Council meetings are open to any and all members of the public. COVID restrictions may apply. Dates may change. Check with local Councils.
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Appendix C (Notice 66 of the Act) Notice of Call for Nominations Municipal General Election 2024 VILLAGE OF KINLEY
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of:
MAYOR : Village of Kinley
Number to be Elected: 1
COUNCILLOR : Village of Kinley
Number to be Elected: 2
Will be received by the undersigned at the Village Office, located at 1123 Main Street, Kinley, SK during regular business hours on Tuesdays from 9:00AM to 4:00pm until October 9th, 2024. Nomination forms may be obtained at the Kinley Village Office.
Dated this 1st day of August, 2024.
Gaylene Quiring Returning Officer
Regina, SK – Access Communications Co-operative (Access) is pleased to release its 2024 Community Impact Report, highlighting the organization’s successes in supporting the communities it proudly serves over the past year.
“Our commitment to community is foundation to our values and mission,” said Carmela Haines, President and CEO of Access. “Through our three pillars of giving, we made a meaningful impact across the province. We invite everyone to read our Community Impact Report, where we proudly showcase our key achievements and contributions in support of Saskatchewan people and communities.”
Access has three main pillars of giving that are highlighted in the Impact Report:
Access Communications Children’s Fund (ACCF): The ACCF supports children at risk, in need, or who are the most vulnerable. In 2023, the ACCF supported 87 non-profit organizations, donating over $815,000 – the largest single-year donation since the charity's founding in 1992. The ACCF is funded
Lthrough the sale of bingo cards for the Access Communications Children’s Fund TV Bingo, which airs Saturdays at 5 p.m. on AccessNow TV.
AccessNow TV: Our community channel, AccessNow TV, is now available in over 110 Saskatchewan communities. It serves as a platform for community expression, embracing diverse cultures and backgrounds. In 2023, AccessNow TV aired over 2,245 hours of local programming, including telethons for the Regina Humane Society, Estevan United Way, and Weyburn Communithon. These telethons raised over $550,000, setting new records for all three organizations. Community Sponsorship and Initiatives: In 2023, our signature event, the Access Communications Labour Day Show N Shine Car Show, surpassed $1 million in meals donated to the Regina Food Bank. Access also awarded $20,000 in scholarships to high school seniors, bringing the total scholarships awarded to over $440,000 since 2005.
“These are just a few highlights of what was a truly incredible year for Access,” said Haines. “We want to
ast month the House of Commons adjourned for its summer recess.
Although it may seem like a summer break until Parliament returns in the fall, Members of Parliament return to their ridings to connect with constituents, meet with stakeholders, attend community events and prepare themselves for the next sitting.
While Conservative MP’s were more than prepared to continue important committee work throughout the summer, the NDP-Liberal coalition opposed this plan and even sought, pre-emptively, to make it difficult to do so.
Conservatives currently hold the title and role of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition and are charged with critiquing the government’s failed policies and broken promises until we, as the governmentin-waiting, replace them and put our Common-Sense plans into place to make Canada the freest nation on earth.
Over the last 9 years, Conservative Opposition Day Motions and Private Members Bills or Motions have not passed without receiving the support of either the Liberals or the Bloc and NDP together.
However, this has not stopped us from holding this NDP-Liberal coalition to account, exposing their scandals and putting pressure on the other parties to support our important initiatives.
Here's all the work Conservatives have done for Canadians this session without even being in government.
We have: Axe the Tax
- Forced Trudeau and Guilbeault to reveal their own secret report which proved the carbon tax is hurting Canadians.
- Opposed the inflationary taxes that increase the cost of everything by forcing multiple votes on their April 1st carbon tax hike.
- Forced a non-confidence vote on the carbon tax to allow Canadians to vote in a carbon tax election.
Called to give Canadians a summer tax break by axing the carbon tax, the federal fuel tax, and the GST on gasoline and diesel until Labour Day.
- Fought to pass Bill C-234 in its original form to axe the tax for Canadian farmers.
- Introduced Bill C-396 to stop the GST from being added to the carbon tax.
- Called on Justin Trudeau to convene an emergency carbon tax meeting with all 14 first ministers.
- Forced multiple votes calling on the government to spike their April 1st tax hike.
- Called for a pause on the carbon tax on home heating.
Build the Homes
- Offered solutions to fix Canada’s housing crisis by firing the gatekeepers and forcing municipalities to build homes people can afford.
- Forced a vote on Bill C-356, the Building Homes, Not Bureaucracy Act which would get homes built fast. This was defeated by the NDP-Liberal costly coalition.
- Forced investigations into Trudeau’s housing hell at multiple committees.
Fix the Budget
- Highlighted the inflationary spending in the NDP-Liberal budget and demanded that Trudeau provide a path to
balance the budget to bring down inflation and interest rates sooner.
thank our staff, volunteers, members, bingo players, and customers for their support. You are making a positive impact on the future of our province, and we can’t thank you enough.”
About Access Communications Access Communications Co-operative is a 100 % Saskatchewan-owned, not-for-profit co-operative that was incorporated in 1974. It is now one of the province’s largest telecommunication companies. We deliver exceptional communications and entertainment services to over 200 communities and almost 200,000 sq. kms of rural areas. Our commitment to the community goes beyond providing internet, television, phone, and security services. We dedicate 100% of our earnings to improving the quality of life in the communities and rural areas where we live and do business. This is primarily through our AccessNow TV community channels, corporate initiatives and fundraising events, and the Access Communications Children’s Fund charity. For more information visit https://www.myaccess.ca.
- Opposed Justin Trudeau’s agenda of economic vandalism at every opportunity, including by fighting back against the latest Liberal tax on doctors, homebuilders, plumbers and small business owners.
- Passed Bill C-241 at 3rd reading to allow tradespeople to deduct travel expenses.
- Demanded the Trudeau government repay taxpayers all funds paid to ArriveCan contractors and subcontractors who did no work.
Stop the Crime
- Called for an end to the government’s taxpayer-funded dangerous drugs regime, forcing them to end their project legalizing hard drugs in BC that has caused crime, death and disorder.
- Proposed concrete measures to address the auto theft crisis that’s being caused by NDP-Liberal soft-on-crime policies.
- Passed Bill C-270 at 2nd reading to end internet sexual exploitation.
- Passed Bill C-320 at 3rd reading to promote transparency and rights for victims of violent crime.
- Passed Bill C-321 at 3rd reading to support and protect first responders and health care workers who face violence while serving our communities.
- Introduced Bill C-379 to seek tougher penalties for repeat car thieves.
- Introduced Bill C-381 to protect Canadians from becoming victims of extortion.
- Introduced Bill C-351 to keep serial killers in maximum security prison.
- Introduced Bill C-376, which prohibits violent criminals from owning weapons.
- Introduced Bill C-370 to protect victims of serious crimes.
- Introduced Bill C-364 to enact harsher penalties for perpetrators of rural crime.
On top of that, Conservatives have exposed historic corruption at Trudeau’s SDTC - Green Slush Fund, the ArriveScam app, and in government contracts with their friends at McKinsey.
After 9 years of Justin Trudeau, the situation in Canada is very dire.
And as long as this NDP-Liberal coalition is in power, Canadians will continue to suffer under their incompetent governing, wasteful spending and harmful policies.
The good news is Canadians are not being fooled, and they know this Liberal government's time is up. Between now and the next election, Conservatives will continue to fight for Canadians and hold this government to account.
Life wasn’t so hard before Justin Trudeau, and it won’t be this hard after he’s gone.
A fiscally responsible Conservative government with Pierre Poilievre as Prime Minister will fix the Canada that Trudeau broke.
We want to introduce to you a wonderful, local skating club with the history of where we have came from and what we are doing now!
Delisle Figure Skating Club started in 1956 with an outdoor rink and the first coach was May Baynton from Saskatoon. At that time memberships fees were $5.00! When the new rink was built with Centennial funds in 1968 the club moved indoor in 1969. In 2010 SkateCanada approved the name Skate Delisle and the name change was to reflect the club’s purpose as it involves CanSkate and StartSkate programs. The board of Skate Delisle is comprised of par-
Tent volunteers of the CanSkate & Star Skate programs. Last year, our club had 23 members! The kids skated once a week and performed at our year end carnival in March.
This year, our season kicks off with a Co-op BBQ in Delisle on Friday, August 16th. from 10-2. Our goal is to generate funds to decrease our membership fees as they will need to increase this year due to increase in ice fees. Please consider coming to support us as it would mean the world to us and our young skaters! We also will host our annual craft fair on Saturday, November 16th at the Delisle Curling Rink!
For those who are interested in our programming and/or volunteering on the board, please reach out to skatedelisle@gmail.com. For all our returning families, we will email soon with regards to our upcoming season and hope to start as soon as possible in October! Come for a burger, get those skates sharpened and be ready for a great season! We look forward to showcasing our talent in the 2024/25 season!
he Vanscoy & District Agricultural Society had an incredible turn out for our annual perennial exchange in May! Thank you to everyone who brought perennials to share and to our knowledgeable guest speaker, Helen Shook. May and June were busy months for us and we recently awarded a local grade 12 graduating student a bursary. We are pleased to congratulate Nicole Wall as our 2024 bursary recipient. We wish her all the best in the upcoming school year.
As we celebrate our 41st Fair on Saturday, Sept 7, 2024 we would like to thank our sponsors who have gracelessly allowed us the opportunity to continue to bring events to our communities.
Thank you to:
Nutrien, WestJet, Delisle Agro-Coop, SaskTel, Tuff Turf, Westland Insurance Group, Delisle Veterinary Services, NSC Minerals, Richardson Pioneer, Viterra, Corman Park Vet Service, G & L Auto Service, J & L Frame & Alignment KA Performance Horses, Plainsman HVAC-R Ltd., Prairie Centre Credit Union, Rack Petroleum Ltd., Robin’s Nest Cafe, Saskatoon Argi-Auto Parts, SaskPower, Shane’s Surplus World, Vanscoy Motor Hotel, Back 40 Embroidery, Bonnie Elliott, Delisle @Vanscoy Co-op, Darla Christopher, Floral Acres Greenhouse, Jeremy’s Greenhouse, Little Country Greenhouse, MelRose & Co, Moobaa Farms, Original Family Farms, RM Review, RONA, Sutherland Garden Market, VJS Ag, Mayor C. Brunett and to any others we have missed!
Please support these sponsors if you can, we could not do it without them!
Planning for our Fair is underway and we look forward
to working with the Delisle Recreation Association and Delisle Seniors to bring a family fun day to Delisle! Our Fair catalogues are now available at local businesses and on our website at www.vanscoyag.com. Drop off for exhibits will be on Friday, Sept. 6th at the Delisle Senior Center from 5-8 and judging will commence on Saturday morning. The hall will be open for viewing at 11am on Sat., Sept 7th! If you are still confused, follow us on Facebook to find out hints and tricks to entering this year! There is something fun for everyone to enter and we look forward to this friendly competition!
What’s next you wonder? Well, we have an incredible raffle coming up! We cannot give out details yet, but stay tuned! It is going to be our biggest one ever! Follow us on our Facebook page, website, at the Fair to find out the details!
On Wednesday, Sept. 18th we will be holding our bi-annual Safety Day for grade 3 and 4 students in our district. This is a large undertaking and requires ample volunteers to put on this incredible, educational day. If you have a few hours to spare, please reach out to us as we could really use your help! This event will take place in Delisle at the curling rink and the town hall I’d like to end with the way I started and to say another thank you. This time it is to our very own VDAS volunteers! All of these
volunteers go above and beyond every month to ensure that the behind the scenes work is being done. Each one of our members help in vastly different roles but together we make a great team and I am forever grateful to work alongside them.
We are a great bunch and we are always looking for more volunteers!
Reach out if you are interested at vanscoyag@gmail.com as we ca always use more help, ideas, and perspective!
Submitted by Anita Roston, Co-President
BONUS
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Thank you to all of the wonderful sponsors and everyone who entered. Enjoy the Summer !
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It’s a lengthy and involved process to identify herbicide-resistant (HR) weeds that pose a steadily growing threat to farm fields. With almost $500,000 in funding provided by Results Driven Agriculture Research, a project is now underway at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Lethbridge Research and Development Centre to simplify the procedure with the creation of rapid tests.
Research scientist Charles Geddes leads a team that includes Martin LaForest who studies herbicide resistance in Eastern Canada. Launched in April 2021, the project will wrap in March 2025. The samples being used to develop the genetic tests are supplied by the AAFC Prairie HR weed survey initiative. Geddes also leads this project, which samples 800 fields across the Prairie provinces every four years.
Whereas the survey assesses the status and impact of HR weeds, this project determines the mechanisms that confer herbicide resistance at a molecular level. The researchers use these mechanisms to develop genetic tests farmers can use to rapidly identify the type of herbicide resistance that may occur in their fields.
The latest Prairie-wide survey conducted between 2014 and 2017 estimated HR weeds cost farmers across the region $530 million a year. The 2017 Alberta Weed Survey estimated the annual cost of herbicide resistance to the province’s farmers at about $196 million. Per acre, this is about $17 on average.
“Herbicide resistance is a growing issue, and it continues to increase,” said Geddes. “We continue to find new types of herbicide resistance almost every year. The area in which we have resistant weed issues is also increasing.” The 2019 to 2023 Prairie survey results are not yet published, but the data indicates the economic hit to farmers has increased by 30 per cent over five years, he added.
For years, farmers and agronomists have relied on plant bioassays to identify suspected HR weed samples with the help of Prairie diagnostic labs. In the field, the
uncontrolled weed must be allowed to mature so its seed can be collected. The lab sows the seed in a controlled environment, sprays it with the herbicide in question and compares the plant’s response to that of known resistant and susceptible populations. Samples are typically submitted in the fall, and farmers receive results sometime over the winter. Hopefully, this occurs in time to formulate a response for the coming season.
“Genetic testing offers the ability to diagnose herbicide resistance rapidly,” said Geddes. When a young weed is sprayed but not controlled, a sample of leaf tissue is collected with a sampling kit and submitted to a lab. The lab extracts DNA from the plant tissue (pictured above) to identify mutations that confer resistance. “It’s a less involved process that can provide a result back within about one to two weeks. A farmer can collect that leaf tissue early during the growing season, submit it and get a result back in that same growing season when they can still make some sort of a corrective management practice.”
He noted one limitation to genetic testing. To develop a test, researchers must first identify the mechanism that confers resistance in a weed. This must be discovered through the more involved bioassay process followed by molecular diagnostics.
Geddes’s counterpart, LaForest has had considerable success in the creation of rapid genetic tests that have been adopted as a service to farmers in Eastern Canada. “We’re taking a similar approach, but specifically targeted at the Canadian Prairies and weed issues that farmers are dealing with here,” said Geddes.
The project target was to develop eight tests over four years with each to focus on a weed species and a herbicide mode of action. The project has so far developed and validated 14 such tests. “Ultimately, these tests would be licensed to diagnostic labs that would offer this as a service to farmers,” said Geddes. “We’re trying to add another tool to the toolbox that will help farmers identify resistance early so they can manage it appropriately.”
By Ian Doig
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